*12 PAGES YEAR 84. NO. 115 Che DAY, MAY 16, 1017 SECOND SECTION A MOROCCAN TRAGEDY A PICTURESQUE STORY FROM AN ANCIENT LAND, A Spanish Lady Provides Some Ex- citement for a Toy Sultan, Who Had Ordered the Special Per formance of a Circus Although He Would Not Allow the Pro. prietress to Attend. : Va Ld AWN has not entirely blotted out the Arabian Nights. The East still has its little rom- ances, its comedies, and (ts tragedies. Take , Morocco, for in- stance, which not so very long ago was an independent kingdom, guile- less of being nearly the cause of a European war in 1911, When Mulal Abdul Aziz first issued from the seclusion of his palace, where, on account of his ex- treme youth, he had passed the first four or five years of his reign, it was everybody's rurpose to keep him amused. The powerful grand vizier, Bu Ahmed, held absolute sway and had no intention of surrendering his position even in favor of the gentle, quiet youth who had inherited the throne. So the only statecraft they allowed their young lord and master to learn was the letting off of fire- works, the pressing of the buttons of. kodak cameras, and trick bicycle rid- ing, at all three of which, under apt tutelage, his Majesty soon bécam an adept. ~ ' It was at this moment that a strong and good adviser might have prolonged the Jife of an independent Morocco, for although possessed of no great attainments or will power, Mulai Abdul Aziz was thoughtful, intelligent, and, 'desirous of doing well, It was no easy matter, how- ever, at Marakesh, the seuthern ecapi- tal, where the court at this time was in residence, to keep the young sul- tan amused. Situated one hundred miles from the nearest port, 'which itself was three hundred miles down the Atlantic coast, communication with Europe was necessarily very slow, and the sultan's ever-increas- ing orders of European goods took long to carry out, Often, too, the heavy Atlantic swell rendered impos- . 8ible communication between the ships and the shore for weeks to- gether, The Sultan's amusers were at their last resources, Fireworks were play- ed out, bicycle tricks had led to bruises and sprains; and even photo- graphy had lost its pristine interest. At this critical moment came word of 4 belated circus at one of the .coast towns. It must naturally have been A very poor eircus ever to have found itself at that "@veary little port, but its advent was welcomed as eathus- fustically as if it had been Barnum's entire show. Imperial letters were directed to the local kaids and gov- ernors, agents rushed wildly to and fro, and eventually the circus, bag and baggage, consisting of a dozen people and three or Tour horses, started out across the weary plains of ore to obey the royal command. It all took time, and meanwhile in court circles it was the absorbing topic "of conversation. serious rebellions among the tribes, and an acute quarrel with the gov- ernment of a European power pass- ed into temporary oblivion. Now the proprietress of the ciréus Was an extremely stout Spanish lady of uncertain age, on whose corpulent ~bedy-the rough jogging on a mule tor more than & hunured miles had left almost as palnful an impression as the discomfort, heat, ahd worry of the JSutney had upon her. temper. She herself took no active pari in the performance, and it was on this ac- count, to ber intense indignation and wrath, that she was refused admit- tance to. the court of the palace in 'which the Sultan Was to witness the show. His Majesty's orders were that none but the actual performers should be allowed to enter, r found herself, d been building keép her v Bar- bary wild sheep--tha' roamed the enclosure sufficient to Avant amused. a > To have received a royal command 'J could get T den vision of a considerable portion of her immense body, as the playful mouflon, hin self invisible, gave ber another Loist up. At last all mer body was on the wall, to which she clung for dear life with arms nd legs, as she lay extended on its sum- mit. It was at this moment that he mouflon appeared. With a majestic bound he leaped on the summi, stood for a moment poised 'on bis bind legs, then suddenly dropped and with a terrific prod from his wide horns butted the fat lady at least a yard along the wall. He was evi- dently intent upon taking her round the entire circuit of the courtyard. For a few moments there was tur- moil. The Sultan sat silent and amazed, while the cabinet ministers all shouted to the lady to disappear --which she was certainly most anx®9 fous to do. The slaves, more wise, pelted the mouflon with stones and drove him from his point of vantage. Then slowly the lady disappeared -- the fat legs first, then the heaving mass of body, and finally even the purple face was seen no more.-- Bos- ton Transcript. A' DHEZY JOURNEY; Australia Has Most Zig-Zag Railway in the World. In looking back over the history of the original settlement at Sydney, Australia, at first it seems strange that the base of the Blue Mountains, a plateau 3,000 feet in height and a day's ride from the coast, should mark the edge of known land for twenty-five years after civilization. There are, however, good reasons for this seeming' lack of enterprise, says the National Geographic Maga- sine. The Blue Mountains, though not lofty, 'are broad and constitute a formidable barrier. There are no long valleys heading in practicable passes and furnishing access from the east and west; the stream heads are boxes 'inclosed by walls, and it was only when the narrow divides were chosen for éauseways that the passage of the mountain was success- fully accomplished. The famous "tigzags" of the first railroad, now replaced by a dozen expensive tunnels required for the steep descent of 2,000 feet give even the casual tourist an impression of the ruggedpess 'of the plateau, and when one is led cut on one of a hun- dred fat-toppéd ' promonitories and gazes down into canyons whose walls may be scaled gnly by an experienced mountaineér, and looks out over a tangle of canyons and cliffs and tables at lower levels, he realizes that "magnificent scenery" for the present generation must have been *disheartenin stacles" to the scout in search of tillable land. Votes for Huns, The Vossische. Zeitung recently announced that it had learned from Prumian Saver n hg a ment already worked out s Sehome for the reform of the franchise which it will submit to the Diet fmimediately upon the conclusion of péaeé. The authorities are maintaining silence as to the de- tails of the [ehbme, the Berlin organ added, but it may be already assum- ed, it observed, that the system em- ployed with regard to elections to the Reichstag will not be adopted in Prussia, but that a secret, direct 1 ballot may be looked for, probably in conjunction with a plurality vote. announcement, commented the Vorwarts on the foregoing, also accords with our information. Tt means a challenge to both sides, to that of the defenders of the three- JClass suffrage, as well to that of the {advocates of equal suffrage for Prus- sia. The decision will be made by the men who return trom the front, whe will have to say whether those who have fought for Empire and State are to have political rights ih- ferior to those of other citizens. The situation will then look considerably different from what it now appears to be to the authors of the new fran- chise scheme. Slave Drivers, Cardi 11 Mercier has stited to the world his opinion of an act which an African slave runner would find it hard to justify. "Why do you zepinel Arab slave trader weeping slave. "Aren't you better off here in Tunls, with cunning ecbains on your ankles, the slave to a severe but moral' mas han you would be back ia the forcst where you shots hi" to eat without - Ink of the effect upon a working? ? tion with us! wretch, stop lays the whip A fir rhe fe ' more pla fra: WHO HAS RETURNED.FROM HIS TRIP TO EAT MORE CORN SAYS DEPARTMENT Only Ten Per Cent. of Output At Present Used For Human Food. Washington, May 15.--With a world shortage, the Agricultural De- partment today launched a country- wide propaganda urging general war- time use of corn on the table, At present, only 10 per cent: of the Am- eriean corn output is utilized as human food. The rest is fed to cattle or used to make" intoxteants. - Without serious effecting the meat supply, it is be- lieved the present 200,000,000 bush- els now annually used as food could be many times multiplied. Corn sub-} stitutes,unsuitable for the table--it is pointed out, can to a great extent supplant corn as feed, at least dur- fang the war. There is virtually four times as much corn as wheat grown in the country, and the department wants ated. Circulars and posters, describing various corn dishes and foods, will be circulated broadeast, bearing the clogan: "Eat more corn." Sit Florida™Golden Wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Walker en- tertained Tuesday, May 1st at their home in Florida, to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Hiram Walker was formerly Miss Elizabeth Phillips, of Wilton, daugh- ter of the late William Phillips. Mr. Walker has been a life-long resident of Florida ,and resides on the same farm 'where he took his young bride fifty years ago. The invitations issued numbered about fifty, but éwing to the un- favorable conditions of the weather some of the guests from a distance were unable to attend, Among those present of their family was their only daughter, Mrs. Elgin Gilmore, and her three daughters, namely, Mrs. Harvey Roumey and the Misses Daisy and Violet Baker, all of Windsor. Mrs. Clifton Young, for- merly Mary Walker, niece of the bride and groom, was able to cele- brate her twelfth wedding anuiver- sary with her aunt and uncle, NEW TITLES CREATED ENGLAND. 70 PER CENT. PROFIT ON CAMP BORDEN SITE On 17,000 Odd Acres it Would Come to the Sum of $87,500, --t-- Ottawa, May 16,--Much interest is being évi here in the evidence respecting the purchase of land for Camp Borden, brought out before the Public Accounts Committee last week. J First was produced an agreement dated April, 1916, between = Jam Barr of and Hom. A. E Kemp; then -of -Mi- litta, under whith the Government agreed to pay Barr $12 an acre, This was to apply to 17,300 acres, of which Barr sated he then controlled ,000 acres . He was to get the rest and sell it to the G&vernment at $12 an acre, Following this a letter, 'dated Sep- tember 28th, 1916, was put in as evi- dence as'to what Mr, Barr paid own- | ers. The letter was addressed to Fred Smith of Montreal, who owned a parcel in the required area. It of- fered him $8 an acre and contained the statement that "the bulk of the land has been purchased at an aver- age price of less than $7 an acre." The letter, signed by J. T. Barnes "| and. written from 22 College street, hinted at ngs it Mr. Smith did not accept the offer and the agreement between Barr and the Government, provided' that the Government would exproptiate in cases where Barr failed to get the property. 3 A $5 an acre profit on land that cost §7 amounts to more than 70 per cent. }'which is a large profit, parti- cularly when the risk small or none at all . On 17,000 * acres it would amount fo $87,500. . WOULD EXCLUDE ALIENS From Right to Exercise the Fran- chise in Canada. Ottawa, May 15.--Something like a bombshell was 4 ~in the "House last night when in the middle of a rambling debate upon the &x- tension of the franchise to soldiers . Benmnett, of allegiance. There was 4 vigorous debate on -the question before ad- journment 'came. : hthe Herald and the Witness. re to be SUBJECT IS INTERESTING CAN- ADA AT PRESENT. Sir Hugh Graham of Montreal, a Newspaperman, Receives a Seat in the House of Lords, and At- tention Has Thus Been Called to Our Long List of Knights and Baronets. O Canadian title has caused mare comment than the peerage conferred on Sir Hugh Graham, proprietor of The Montreal Star. He is the first Canadian-born citizen who, remain- ing a resident of Canada, has been awarded a seat in the British House of Lords, His brother baron, Lord Shaughnessy, president of the C. P. R,, Is a pretty good Canadian, but he was born in Milwaukee. Lord Beaverbrook (Max Aitken), ralsed to the peerage but a few weeks ago, is a native-born Canadian, but he has deserted Canada for residence in England. Baron Mount Stephen made his career and. his money in Canada, ~ but he was born In Scot. land, and is also spending his last years there. It remained for a ews. paper man to achieve the distinction of a simon-pure Canadian brand of British peerage. Baron Graham is also a bona-fide newspaper man. His career is one of the romances of journalism. He has never been openly identified with any other Important business enterprise. As a youth of tweaty- one he founded The Montreal Star. That was almost fifty years ago, and since then be has devoted his whole life to it. It is his boast that he has made it what it 1s, which is the most widely read and most profitable newspaper in Canada, "without the influence of any political party, without any sustained policy ~ and without peing tied to fixed opinions on any question or subject." '- Incidentally this statement may give a clue to the newspaper situa- tion in Montreal which is unique, In the old days the Star bad two rivals, Then one day they were merged and every one believes that the man behind the merger is Sir Hugh Grabam. That the Star is nominally Conserva- tive 'in politics and the other paper Liberal has never seemed to bother Sir Hugh. Other papers still con- test, the field, but there is probably not another city of half a million population where the newspaper neld is dominated by ene man it is In Montreal by Baron G . But why to the peerage? Official- 3 she answer 2 Dl aa Tees nition of * ng dey th highest causes of PARA aR Vo day some critic may inquire if It would not be more to the ultimate benefit of the Empire if titles were granted for services rendered In Canada, for Canada, that is if titles continued at all. There is also an impression that a movement is unde way to 'imper- jalize" the House of Lords and get it im ize for the imprer'al reorzaniza- tion which it Is hoped dy somd Is YO take piace following peace. One theory is that in the imperial scheme the House of Lords will be given a large role to fil either as second chamber to an imperial House of Representatives or as the imperial legislative body itself. In either case representation from the Dominions in it would be necessary, for as a purely British House it could not undertake to gobern the overseas Dominions. It is pointed out that with such represeatatives as Baron Graham, Baron Beaver- brook, and Baron Shaughnessy Ca- nada is securing an active represen- tation, X But even those who do not object to the granting of titles in Canada wonder why it is that these fancy honors never go to elected represen- tatives of the Canadian people, who have devoted their lives to the ser- vice of their country, but always to private individuals, generally of great wealth who sometimes have never held a public office of any kind, not even that of poundkeeper. There have been several rumors that Sir Robert Borden would some day be called to the peerage. He would qualify both as a statesman and as a man of considerable wealth, Other. Canadian members of the peerage include Baron Aylmer and Baron de Blaguiere, both of whom are Irish peers without seats in the House of Lords, and Baron de Lon- gueuil, a Canadian title which was in existenice before the Conquest, was perpetuated by the Treaty of Paris of 1763, but was not formally acknow- ledged by a British sovereign until Queen Victoria's day. In addition, there are the Baroness Macd d of Earnscliffe and Baroness Strathcona, the widows respectively of Sir John A. Macdonald and Lord Strathcona. Both live in England. Peerage as a rule is hereditary. So are baronetecies. An encouraging feature about Canadian titles is that 80 far these hereditary ranks have been sparingly distributed. The common or garden varieties of knighthood die with the recipients. But there are a few baronetcies. Sir William Osler, the distinguished Ca- nadian, who won his professional fame at Johns Hopkins, holds a baronetey. So does Sir Edward Gor- don Johnson, the fifth baronet in his line, an employe in the head office of the Canadian Pacific Railroad in Montreal. So does Sir Cyril S. Rose, the third baronet in line, a descend- ant of a former Minister of 'Finance; also Sir Charles Stewart Tupper, the fon of a former Prime Minister and gecond in line; also Sir John Bever- ley Robinson, of Edgewater, N. J,, U. 8S. A., whose title comes from a form- er Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, snd also Sir Vincent Meredith, head of the Bank of Montreal who in his own person founds the title, Railrosds in Algeria. French authorities have opened 186 wiios of railroad in Algeria. Possibly fhe man "who growls about the washday dinner would find it more pleasing to his taste if he had done the washing. About 50,000 prisoners have been taken by the Allies in France in the past month, 3 = Draperies ® Curtains At least once a year your draperies and curtains will require to be dyed or cleaned. . This can be attended to most satis- PARKER'S DYE WORKS a 69 Prin Street, King cess . ston, Ontario. SL -------- ------ DESPAIRING WOMAN Now Happy MoTHER 'Mrs. Stephens Did Not Need The Surgical Operation. Patoka, IIl.--*1 had been married five years and my greatest desire was to become a mother." The doctor said § never would have a child unless I was operated on for female troubles and I bad given up all women to know that it is the sure V--Mrs. GEORGE A i AAA AA A The owners of the London traction line, having lost money in competi tion with the city-owned electric road to Port Stanley, have offered their rails for France. ~-- 1] A | Relaxing the Tension WI pa'gaod Gillette Shave §